Tidbits about books on the 2027 list

Now that we've collectively picked what we'll be reading next year, here are items contributed by BookMen DC members about two of them.

First up, courtesy of Lee Levine: The September Washington Beacon features an interview with Andrew Sean Greer, the author of Villa Coco--which we'll be discussing in December. Greer, a Maryland native, says his latest novel "is about old friendships and growing old and coming into yourself as a young person." He also admits Villa Coco is autobiographical "in a way."

Next, Ted Coltman kindly shared this Harvard Gazette interview with Douglas Stuart, author of John of John, which we'll discuss sometime next year. (We've already read Shuggie Bain, his breakout best-seller.)

This quote from the interview really stood out for me: “I wanted to write a novel about working-class men who love beauty,” Stuart said. “That was one of the first things I wanted to do. After my first two novels about gang violence and about the decline in the city, I wanted to also show that the working class were very capable of loving beauty in all its forms.”

Thanks, Lee and Ted!